Roof bracket



N. I. PEARSON Jan. 9, 1934.

ROOF BRACKET Filed April 25, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 ATTO R N EY PatentedJan. 9, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to roof brackets applicable to various types ofroofs for supporting scaffolding or to provide foot rests for personswhile working on the roof and has for the primary object, the provisionof a device of the above stated character which may be employed innumbers on the roof with perfect safety and which may be easily andquickly applied and removed from the roof without injury to the latter.

With these and other objects in view this invention consists in certainnovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts tobe hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had tothe following description and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1is an elevational view partly in section showing brackets applied to aroof and supporting scaffolding and constructed in accordance with myinvention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation partly in section illustrating theapplication of the bracket to a roof.

Figure 3 is a similar view showing another manner of applying thebracket to a roof.

Figure 4 is a plan view illustrating the bracket.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 2.

Figure 6 is a plan view illustrating a heel for the bracket.

Figure 7 is a plan view illustrating a holding dog.

Figure 8 is a perspective view illustrating a locking dog carried by thebracket.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates bracketsapplied to a roof for the purpose of supporting a scaifolding 2 so thatworkmen may readily carry out work upon the roof. It is to be understoodthat any number of brackets may be employed and that they may be used asfoot rests for workmen by arranging a number of brackets over the roof.As all of the brackets are identical in construction, reference to oneis thought sufiicient.

A metallic strip 3 is bent to form a rest 4 and a substantially verticalportion 5 arranged angularly to the rest 4. Extending angularly from therest 4 is a toe strip 6 forming an integral part of the rest and has itsfree end tapered and also provided with openings 7 to receive fastenersfor securing the toe strip to a roof. A base strip 8 is formedintegrally with the substantially vertical portion 5 and is arranged atan angle to the portion 5 and in parallelism with the toe strip 6 and isadapted to rest upon the roof. The portion 5 forms a vertical supportbetween the rest and the base strip and has secured thereto a heel plate9 provided with teeth 10 to bite into the roof adjacent to the basestrip. A holding dog 11 is secured to the rest 4 by a hinge 12 and aportion thereof is bent angularly and notched to form spaced prongs 13engageable with the roof, as shown in Figure 2. A locking dog 14 issecured to the vertical support 5 by a hinge 15. After the holding dogis placed in position to engage the roof, the locking dog is swung intoengagement with the holding dog and prevents the latter from moving outof engagement with the roof. The locking dog is provided with prongs 16which also may be made to bite into the roof.

As shown in Figure 3 the toe and base strips may be placed under theshingles with the dogs biting into a shingle or the bracket may beapplied to a roof, as shown'in Figure 2, where the toe strip as well asthe base may be secured in the roof by nails or like fasteners. Shouldthe bracket be employed upon a slate roof it is preferable that the toestrip and base be secured to a comparatively wide board so as to preventcracking or breaking of the shingles.

A guard strip 17 is carried by the supporting strip 5 and projectsbeyond one end of the rest to be engaged by a scaffolding positioned onthe rest. The toe strip is provided with a slot 18 to receive a rooffastener.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction,combination and arrangement of parts may be madewithout departing fromthe spirit and scope of my invention, as claimed.

Having described the invention, I claim:

1. A roof bracket comprising a rest, a toe strip carried by the rest, asupporting strip carried by the rest, a base strip carried by thesupporting strip and arranged in parallelism with the toe strip, a heelplate carried by the supporting strip to bite into the roof, a holdingdog hinged to the rest to bite into the roof and a locking dog hinged tothe supporting strip to bite into the roof and engage the holding dog.

2. A roof bracket comprising a rest, a toe strip carried by the rest, asupporting strip carried by the rest, a base strip carried by thesupporting strip and arranged in parallelism with the toe strip, a heelplate carried by the supporting strip to bite into the roof, a holdingdog hinged to the rest to bite into the roof and a locking dog hinged tothe supporting strip to bite into the roof and engage the holding dog,and a guard strip carried by the supporting strip and projecting beyondone end of the rest.

NIELS I. PEARSON.

